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palace

[pal-is]

noun

  1. the official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or other sovereign or exalted personage.

  2. a large and stately mansion or building.

  3. a large and usually ornate place for entertainment, exhibitions, etc.



palace

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. the official residence of a reigning monarch or member of a royal family

    Buckingham Palace

  2. the official residence of various high-ranking church dignitaries or members of the nobility, as of an archbishop

  3. a large and richly furnished building resembling a royal palace

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • palaced adjective
  • palacelike adjective
  • palaceward adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of palace1

1200–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin 貹峦ܳ, spelling variant of 貹پܳ, Latin: generic use of ʲپܳ name of the hill in Rome on which the emperor's palace was situated; replacing Middle English paleis < Old French ≪ Latin ʲپܳ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of palace1

C13: from Old French palais, from Latin ʲپܳ Palatine ², the site of the palace of the emperors
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“There’s no need to know the palace intrigue of who’s working in the building.”

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He was also a lecturer at the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris, with access to Versailles Palace's historical records, including inventories of royal furniture which had existed at the palace in the 18th Century.

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The palace, which displays such items in its vast museum collection, expressed an interest in buying the chairs but the price was deemed too dear.

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Last week, Bondi declared that, under the Foreign Emoluments Clause, Trump can legally accept a “flying palace 747 jumbo jet” as a gift from Qatar, a country that has directly funded Hamas terrorism.

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While the GOP-controlled House passed Trump's bill, the media's attention was mostly focused on Trump's “gifted” 400-million-dollar jetliner, a literal flying palace and king’s court, from the government of Qatar.

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